Author Archives: Jeff Palermo
Louisiana Records Seventh Pediatric Death From Fourth Stage Of Covid-19
The Louisiana Department of Health confirmed Wednesday that the state had recorded its seventh pediatric death during the fourth stage of Covid-19. The child was between the ages of 12 and 17. No othe...
Sep 22, 2021
Louisiana company Tigeraire that keeps LSU football players cool attracts hot investor
A Louisiana startup company that created interior helmet fans for the LSU football team when they added face shields for COVID, has signed with a Silicon Valley venture capital firm as their lead inve...
Sep 21, 2021
Entergy requesting $5 monthly surcharge to pay for 2020 hurricane and recent winter storms repairs
Entergy Louisiana is seeking to add a $5 surcharge to customer's bills to pay almost $2.1 billion in repair work following hurricanes Laura, Delta, and Zeta, and February's winter storms. Entergy Vice...
Sep 21, 2021 dcJohn / CC
Legislative Member Lashes Out At Unmet Post-Ida Temporary Housing Needs
The post-Ida misery continues for many. State Representative Tanner Magee of Houma told a legislative committee Monday that 13-thousand homes in Terrebonne Parish have been destroyed or significantly ...
Sep 21, 2021 Houma Representative Tanner Magee
Cedar Creek faces lawsuit over a student's claim he was bullied and sexually abused by other students
A Ruston private school is being sued by the parents of a former student who alleges being victimized by bullies for months. Attorney Wes Bearden says the abuse his clients' son sustained while attend...
Sep 21, 2021
Entergy facing class-action lawsuit after Hurricane Ida outages
After extensive power outages from Hurricane Ida, Entergy is now facing a class-action lawsuit from customers. As many as 902,000 customers lost power following the storm. Juan LaFonta is one of the a...
Sep 21, 2021
Governor Edwards is in DC advocating for immediate disaster assistance
Governor Edwards is in Washington DC to request urgent federal assistance for residents impacted by hurricanes Ida, Laura, Delta, and Zeta along with other natural disasters over the last year. GOHSEP...
Sep 20, 2021 Marit & Toomas Hinnosaar / CC
LSU Pennington Biomedical Research is taking part in pediatric Moderna vaccine trial
LSU Pennington Biomedical Research Center conducts its first COVID vaccination trial. They are evaluating the safety and effectiveness of the Moderna vaccine in children. Site Principal Investigator D...
Sep 20, 2021 Mufid Majnun / Unsplash
LA. Attorney General Opposes Vaccine Mandate On Large Businesses
At least two dozen attorneys general, including Louisiana's Jeff Landry, are joined together in opposition to President Biden's plan to mandate private sector companies of more than 100 employees to r...
Sep 20, 2021
Terrebonne Parish Struggling To Recover With Many Still In Dark
Terrebonne Parish is continuing its recovery efforts more than three weeks after Hurricane Ida tore up the coastal area. Parish spokesman, Mart Black, says while most of the power is back and water ha...
Sep 20, 2021
